Attending a televised awards ceremony like the 2020 Golden Globes already calls for a major beauty slash fashion moment, but when you’re one of the evening’s nominees — and you face the potential of giving a speech the entire country will see — well, that’s a whole other ballpark. And Killing Eve star Jodie Comer arrived on the show’s red carpet looking wholly worthy of her nomination for best actress in a drama TV series with a structural green gown and a romantic, sleek low bun styled by Harry Josh.
As Josh told Allure, the key to creating Comer’s look was to let her “bold” and grandeur” dress do most of the talking. “When you have a dress with this kind of architecture, the hair needs to be graphic, clean, and chic,” he says. But even a style as simple as a bun comes with its challenges, he warns. “Not all buns are created equal! To get a red carpet, high-wattage, mega-shine, clean bun, product and tools are key.”
The first step in creating one of Comer’s biggest looks of the year is arguably the most important: Prepping her wet hair with John Frieda Frizz Ease Original Serum. Josh spreads a dize-size amount of the serums and avoids applying it at the roots to ensure the hair has enough grip and doesn’t appear greasy rather than glossy. “Prepping the hair with a frizz product allows for the hair to be set from the beginning, which means this style doesn’t require many touchups,” he says.
Naturally, wet hair with a healthy dose of anti-frizz serum calls for a blow-dryer, which leads Josh to use his eponymous brand’s Pro Dryer and Premium Oval Brush on Comer.
Because the goal of this look is sleekness rather than volume, he makes sure to pull the hair downwards as it dries for a “dramatic effect with no body” and then reaches for his Ceramic Flatiron. “[I] smooth the hair in small sections, touching up any dry ends with a small amount of Frizz Ease Secret Weapon Touch Up Crème for a polished look.”
Finally, Josh uses pins to secure most of the hair into a twisted bun at the nape of Comer’s neck, leaving one small section to wrap around the side and tuck into the existing bun to create the “graphic” effect Josh was after — a small detail you won’t want to miss when Comer turns and twirls on the red carpet. After he locks the hair in place with Frizz Ease Moisture Barrier Firm Hold Hairspray, the actress’s golden-blonde hair is shiny enough to blind passersby, much like the trophy we wanted her to take home tonight.
